Syllabus for comprehensive examination

❖ Characterization of Materials (MTN-503)

Sl.No. Contents

1 X-ray Diffraction and Diffractometry: Stereographic projection, Laue’s

equation, Bragg’s condition of diffraction, structure factor rules, single phase
analysis, multi-phase analysis, estimation of particle size and strain, orientation
and texture, residual stress

2 Light Microscopy: Basic principles, estimation of grain size, grain boundary

area, volume fraction of second phase.
3 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): Reciprocal space and lattice,
Ewald sphere, diffraction from finite crystal, bright and dark field imaging,
selected area diffraction, indexing of diffraction patterns, contrast from
precipitates, dislocations, and stacking faults

4 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): Basic principles of scanning electron

microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), wavelength dispersive
spectroscopy (WDS), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD).

5 Thermal analyses techniques: Principles of differential scanning calorimetry

(DSC), differential thermal analysis (DTA), Dilatometry, Thermogravimetric
analysis (TGA).

❖ Tribology of Engineering Materials (MTN-528)

Sl.No. Contents

1 Surface properties and surfaces in contact: Nature of metallic surface,

surface geometry, measurement of surface topography, quantifying surface
roughness, contact between surfaces; Friction, the laws of friction, measurement
of friction, origin of friction, theories of friction adhesion- theory, extension of
the adhesion theory
2 Wear: Types of wear, adhesive wear, Archard’s law, abrasive wear, erosion
wear, factors affecting corrosive wear, wear map, various wear testing methods-
pin on disc, pin on drum, slurry wear, air jet and water jet erosion as per ASTM
standards
3 Tribological properties of solid materials: Hardness, strength, ductility and
work hardening rate, effect of crystal structure, effect of microstructure, mutual
solubility of rubbing pairs and effect of temperature
 4 Surface treatments to reduce wear: Surface treatments with or without change
of composition, surface coating- welding, flame, spraying, plasma spraying,
electroplating and electroless coating, chemical vapour deposition (CVD) and
physical vapour deposition (PVD), super hard coatings

❖ Advanced Steel Technology (MTN-562)

Sl.No. Contents

1 Iron and steel in Ancient India: Development of iron and steel technology in
India, A few examples of Indian iron and steel technology

2 Introduction to basic metallurgy of steel: Different transformation and

microstructure in steel, TTT-CCT Phase diagrams
3 Microalloyed steel and thermomechanical processing: Basics of thermo-
mechanical processing, Introduction to MA steel, strengthening mechanism in
MA steel, Roles of microalloying elements
4 Automotive steel: Requirements of properties in different parts, Bake
hardening steel, Dual phase steel, continuously cooled bainitic steel

5 Stainless steel: Typical application, Type of SS

❖ Research Area

Sl.No. Contents
1 Introduction: Types and classification of phase transformations,
thermodynamic basis of phase transformation, introduction to concept of Gibbs
free energy, entropy and enthalpy
2 Liquid solid transformation: Introduction, nucleation, rate of nucleation,
growth, eutectic solidification, crystallization, cellular and dendritic
solidification

3 Mechanisms of Pearlite Growth: Volume diffusion, Interface diffusion, Other

proposed mechanisms for pearlite

4 Pearlite Growth in Fe-C alloys: Introduction, Interlamellar Spacing Criteria,

Pearlite Growth Based on Conventional Theories, Model Formulation: Mixed
Diffusion-Controlled Growth, divergent Pearlite, divorced Eutectoid
Transformation in Steels
5 Influence of Diffusion in Ferrite on Pearlite Growth: Introduction, Diffusion
in Ferrite, Model Formulation, Conclusions.